Blood, gore, and jump scares are a staple in zombie movies. These movies have the potential to scare the living daylights out of us and keep us all on the edge when watching them.
What is the best part about this holiday? Yes, its celebrations last an entire month. This means that you can dedicate several days or even every weekend to the Best Halloween Movies in Canada about zombies.
If you are tired of the usual ghost stories and paranormal movies during Halloween, then give Zombie movies a go. We have compiled a list of 5 must-watch zombie movies you can watch on Halloween. So sit back and enjoy these flesh-eating monsters and have a go at screaming people running for their lives.
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Director: Goerge A.Romero
Writer: John A.Russo & George A.Romero
Cast: Duane Jones, Karl Hardman & more
IMDB Rating: 7.8
In the countryside of Pennsylvania, the dead come to life with the undying urge to eat human flesh. The movie starts with Barbra & Johnny, two siblings, visiting their father’s grave when Zombies attack them. The quest for rescue starts & Barbra ends up saving herself in the basement with both apocalypses.
The twist is whoever dies in the apocalypse wakes up as a Zombie seeking human flesh. The solution is to fight them by hitting their brains. Ben, Barbra’s friend, who’d stopped by for gas, ventured together to take them on. The question is, Will they succeed?
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Director: Edgar Wright
Writer: Simon Pegg & more
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & more
IMDB Rating: 7.9
The 29-year-old & electronics Job employee, Shaun, tries to put his life back on track by winning over his ex-girlfriend, Liz, back. Shaun’s life is full of disdain for his stepdad, dead-end Job, loneliness & wrong turns. The mistiming is such that the city gets flooded with Zombies.
Amidst the apocalypse, there is a plethora of things & people to watch out for & Shaun must rise to the occasion. From saving his two lazy & ambitionless roommates, Pete & Ed and Liz, to his mother & other things, Shaun does it all. Finally transforms from Zero to Hero.
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974)
Director: Jorge Grau
Writer: Juan Cobos & more
Cast: Cristina Galbo, Ray Lovelock & more
IMDB Rating: 6.8
An insect-killing machine is brought to farms & its engine starts, bringing dead people to life. Make them zombies that go after whoever they cross paths with. George & Eduina are alone in the same fields after a tiny incident brings them together.
While the zombies are eating people alive, the two get suspected of murder (Eduina’s brother-in-law’s). A cop is hellbent on finding them, as with the progression of the investigation; everything seems to point to them. So, how long would it take for reality to unfold?
Zombie (1979)
Director: Lucio Fulci
Writer: Elisa Briganti & more
Cast: Tisa Furrow & more
IMDB Rating: 6.8
Ann’s father was in the Antilles. Peter West, a journalist, helps Ann, who’s trying hard to find her lost father. An empty boat has just arrived at New York port, and there is only a zombie aboard, attacking people. Ann and Peter, and two other companions venture on the journey to Mutal Island.
Upon reaching, the crew finds Dr. Menard, who is already working on the Zombies apocalypse. Zombies that are on the verge of eagerly eating the human flesh. The film is about the struggle to find the solution as the zombies are growing daily.
Cemetery Man (1993)
Director: Michele Soavi
Writer: Gianni Romoli & more
Cast: Rupert Everett & more
IMDB Rating: 7.1
Francesco, the cemetery caretaker, even lives in the house right across the neighbourhood from the cemetery with his cerebrally challenged friend, Gnaghi. The twist is that every dead person in the graveyard arises & wanders around on the seventh night.
The two hunt them down. Later, the film shows us Francesco falling in love with a widow & is bit by her husband while the two make love on his grave. Gnaghi, too, is disheartened by the mayor’s daughter, so the two friends try to escape the town, but will they?
Conclusion
A mug in your hand & an array of thoughts of where the fun-filled zombie movie plot would go. Doesn’t that sound amazing? So, make the best choice & start watching these zombie movies now. And if you finished watching the above list, then we recommend you to watch some of the best thriller movies in Canada that will keep your eyes stuck on the screen